Pinko de Mayo
n.— «Now that we have managed to survive the illegal immigrant’s boycott of all things “gringo” which took place on Monday, May 1st (hereafter referred to as “Pinko de Mayo”), someone has come up with the idea of a counter-protest.» —“Interesting idea” Darth Apathy May 3, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell suggested answering with ahoy! but Thomas Edison was partial to hello! A fascinating new book about...
Elizabeth from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, wonders why some people say Charlie’s dead to indicate to someone that her slip is showing. No one knows which Charlie this expression refers to. Similar euphemisms include it’s snowing down south...